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History of the U.S. Navy

1942-1991
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This sweeping recasting of American naval history is a bold departure from the conventional "sea power" approach. Volume Two of History of the U.S. Navy shows how the Navy in World War II helped to upset the traditional balance in Europe and Asia. Days after Pearl Harbor, Admiral Ernest J. King took command of a navy overwhelmed by the demands of war. King devised grand strategies to defeat the Axis and promoted a cadre of fighting admirals-Halsey, Spruance, Hewitt, Kincaid, and Turner-who waged unprecedented in complexity and violence. New sources provide an entirely fresh look at the Battle of the Atlantic, the invasion of Europe, and the great naval campaigns in the Pacific. This book contains the first comprehensive interpretation of the U.S. Navy's role in the Cold War, when the United States found itself the global bailiff. Love demonstrated that the Navy's abiding priority was to capture and maintain a share of the strategic bombardment mission by building new ships, planes, submarines, and mission to
Robert W. Love, Jr., has taught American naval history and recent military history at the United States Naval Academy since 1976. He earned his doctorate at the University of California at Davis. Love is the editor and co-author of Chiefs of Naval Operati
"...a superb document. The author has brought history alive with the drama of exciting events and with accurate analysis of the interplay of policy and personalities. It is a must and delightful read." -Admiral E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., U.S. Navy (ret.), Chief of Naval Operations, 1970-1974--E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) "Robert Love's second volume, History of the U.S. Navy, 1942-1991, fulfills the promise of the first. It will now be the world reference work for naval history. A magnificent accomplishment." -John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy, 1981-86--John Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy
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